{"product_id":"2940172529108","title":"The Beginning of Infinity: Explanations That Transform the World","description":"\u003cp\u003eA bold and all-embracing exploration of  the nature and progress of knowledge from one of today's great thinkers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThroughout history, mankind has struggled to understand life's mysteries,  from the mundane to the seemingly miraculous. In this important new book,  David Deutsch, an award-winning pioneer in the field of quantum computation,  argues that explanations have a fundamental place in the universe. They have  unlimited scope and power to cause change, and the quest to improve them is  the basic regulating principle not only of science but of all successful  human endeavor. This stream of ever improving explanations has infinite  reach, according to Deutsch: we are subject only to the laws of physics, and  they impose no upper boundary to what we can eventually understand, control,  and achieve. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  In his previous book, \u003ci\u003eThe Fabric of Reality\u003c\/i\u003e, Deutsch describe the four  deepest strands of existing knowledge-the theories of evolution, quantum  physics, knowledge, and computationamp;mdash;arguing jointly they reveal a unified  fabric of reality. In this new book, he applies that worldview to a wide  range of issues and unsolved problems, from creativity and free will to the  origin and future of the human species. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with startling new conclusions  about human choice, optimism, scientific explanation, and the evolution of  culture, \u003ci\u003eThe Beginning of Infinity\u003c\/i\u003e is a groundbreaking audio book that will  become a classic of its kind. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Instructional Systems [Aubrey J. Kline (aka Jim Kline dba Instructional Systems)]","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47106074083568,"sku":"2940172529108","price":39.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940172529108_p0.jpg?v=1763838443","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940172529108","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}